Spartans won't risk it, QB Andrew Maxwell out for spring game

View full sizeJosh Slagter | MLive.comMichigan State quarterback Andrew Maxwell will miss Saturday's spring game because of the sprained right knee he suffered on April 14.

EAST LANSING — From the moment it was announced that Andrew Maxwell had suffered a sprained right knee during a scrimmage on April 14, it seemed unlikely Michigan State's starting quarterback would return for the spring game.

"Andrew will not play. Too much of a risk," Dantonio said. "He might be able to play (but won't)."

Redshirt freshman Connor Cook will play quarterback for both teams Saturday.

"You'd like to have a little more depth at the quarterback position than we currently have with one guy out," Dantonio said. "But that's the way we've sort of handled it here. We've always tried to have four quarterbacks on scholarship at once, maximum. And that leaves us a little light sometimes."

Incoming freshman Tyler O'Conner is considered the likely third quarterback this fall, with wideout Tony Lippett as an emergency fourth QB.Email Graham Couch at gcouch@mlive.com and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/Graham_Couch